今朝

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 今朝、新聞を読みました。▶ —
   I read the newspaper this morning.
2. 今朝は早く起きました。▶ —
   I got up early this morning.

Collocations

Mnemonic

今朝 kesa — 今 (now) + 朝 (morning). The expected onyomi would be konchou but the word is fixed as the irregular reading kesa — like ototoi and ashita, one of those vocabulary items where you memorise the reading separately from the kanji parts. Same family of "today's X" with irregular readings: 今晩 konban, 今夜 kon'ya, 今年 kotoshi.

Quick check

1. Reading of 今朝?

   • kesa (irregular kun-reading)
   • konchou (regular onyomi)
   • imaasa (per-character kun)
   • konasa